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I N T E R N AT I O N A L

Possible ninth planet On Jan. 20, Michael E. Brown and Konstantin Batygin introduced the idea that there are signs of a distant ninth planet. The planet is suspected to be ten times the size of Earth and about 20 billion miles away. One trip around the sun would take 10,000 to 20,000 years to complete. Brown and Batygin saw an oddity in the Kuiper belt and studied further to uncover this scientific evidence.

Refugee worker stabbed, killed by asylum seeker A 22 -year -old Swedish woman was killed by a 15- year- old in the Gothenburg region of western Sweden on Monday. The boy was staying at a home for asylum seekers for children 18 and younger. Motives for the stabbing are unclear and police say this is not an act of terrorism.

UCA announced on Jan. 19 that hoverboards would henceforth be banned from campus buildings.

While the announcement says hover boards are “permitted on any sidewalk or improved surface used for pedestrian purposes,” they will not be allowed in any building, including the Student Center and residence halls.

This prevents campus residents who own a hoverboard from keeping it in their dorm or apartment.

Hoverboards also cannot be charged anywhere on campus.

UCA limited some use of hoverboards prior to this announcement.

According to the announcement, “The use of hoverboards on campus falls under Board Policy 423, which already prohibits the use of such devices within any building on campus. The use of hoverboards is permitted on any sidewalk or improved surface used for pedestrian purposes.”

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announcement, the boards were banned as a potential fire hazard.

In December 2015, the National Fire Protection Agency issued several safety tips for hoverboard owners.

Safety tips include “Read and follow all manufacturer directions” and “Never leave the hoverboard plugged in overnight.”

President Tom Courtway reiterated the school’s concern about the boards as fire hazards.

“I would rather err on the side of caution,” he said. “We don’t allow other things like hot plates that are fire hazards.”

Freshman Adler Goode received a hoverboard at Christmas.

He said he wasn’t worried about his board being a fire hazard.

“Well the only reason some of them are exploding is those people bought the fake cheap ones. If you buy a real one they are just fine,” he said.

According to NPR, the problem with the hover boards is

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by Makenzie Evans Staff Writer

At first glance, Health and Behavioral Sciences College Dean Dr. Jimmy Ishee, may seem somewhat intimidating with his tall silhouette and firm handshake. But after spending just five minutes with him it’s easy to see that is not the case.

Last year he was nominated as a Fellow for the National Association for Kinesiology in Higher Education (NAKHE). This is the second year the NAKHE has recognized a class of Fellows.

In early January 2016 Ishee attended an annual NAKHE conference in San Diego, California where he was inducted as Fellow #15 for the class of 2016, a sign of a respected and valued person in the organization.

Ishee never expected to be nominated as a Fellow.

“This was definitely one of the most rewarding recognitions I’ve ever had,” Ishee said.

A Fellow is a respectable person with leadership skills and high expectations of themselves and their peers.

Being recognized as a Fellow

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of this organization confirms why Ishee works in higher education, something he always wanted to do.

“Mentoring other administrators and faculty is important” Ishee said.

His passion for helping colleagues and students succeed is a fulfilling experience for him.

“I enjoy teaching and working with students and helping them prepare for their careers.”

Ishee has been a member of the NAKHE for 26 years and several lasting friendships have manifested from it.

During his professional career his biggest supporter, who is also part of the NAKHE and a fellow from the class of 2015, is Dr. Leah Holland Fiorentino. Ishee met Fiorentino when he joined the organization in 1990.

They’ve served on different committees together over the years and have always encouraged and challenged each other professionally.

Leadership and responsibility are two qualities that have

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ARTISTS IN RESIDENCE

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Baum Gallery showcases three unique exhibitions

East Coast blizzard proves deadly, death tolls rising The East Coast was bombarded by a blizzard that took the lives of 29 in New Jersey and thousands of homes lost power and had serious flooding.

Thousands of flights were canceled and delayed and schools still remain closed in New York, Washington, New Jersey, Baltimore and Philadelphia.

by Malachi Thorton Assistant Sports Editor

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Earthquake rocks Alaska A 7.1-magnitude earthquake struck 162 miles from Anchorage, AK in an area of Old Ilimana on Sunday. The earthquake was centered in the Kenai Peninsula where a home exploded after catching on fire. No injuries are reported but there are multiple complaints of gas leaks, broken water lines, and alarm systems going off.

Alaska is home to the second-most powerful earthquake in the world but that does not phase residents.

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38th annual March for Life Thousands gathered at the Arkansas State Capitol steps Sunday in an effort to show their pro life support. Many pro-life politicians, including Tom Cotton, took to the stand in support of pro-life and to stop funding toward Planned Parenthood. The event is to bring awareness of the decision in 1973 that legalized abortion: Roe V. Wade.

4 WHAT’S AHEAD IN OUR NEXT ISSUE Reynolds Performance Hall will Host Elvis Lives! at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 28. The Echo News will discuss the event and the entertainer’s careers.

The Baum Gallery opened its first exhibit with its exhibit at 4 p.m.

Jan. 21 with exhibits including Andrea Graham’s “Monument 5.”

Faculty member appointed to Government position

by Jordan Johnson Opinion Editor

Amy Whitehead, director of the Outreach and Community Engagement department at UCA, was appointed to the Regional Planning Advisory Council (RPAC)

by Conway mayor Tab Townsell.

RPAC is a citizen committee that operates under Metroplan, a federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) that serves 23 municipalities and four counties in the Central Arkansas region, including Conway, Little Rock, and North Little Rock, as well as the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department and the Rock Region Metro.

“This basically means that they are a non-profit organization that represents the region, and the government has blessed them and said ‘You are responsible for the top infrastructure needs for this region, and we the federal government will respect those plans and try to connect funding for transportation with those plans,’” said Whitehead.

The Metroplan Board is made up of all of the mayors and county judges in the region served by Metroplan. As a member of the Metroplan Board, Mayor

Townsell has the authority to appoint representatives such as Whitehead to the RPAC board.

“They pull data on transportation trends for the region and how the region is growing, and they work with the public,” Whitehead said. “Then they work with the mayors and county judges in the region to get their input, because they are ultimately the ones overseeing the infrastructure development in their communities.”

Metroplan focuses specifically on issues regarding transportation in the region. Transportation issues can range from state and federal highways to county roads and public transportation.

RPAC takes recommendations from citizens and community leaders and devise long-term transportation plans.

Public input is collected through methods such as surveys, social media campaigns, and town hall meetings. These recommendations are then presented to the Metroplan Board, which decides whether these plans should be adopted.

“We do a lot of the research into transportation issues and make recommendations to that board of mayors and county judges and then they are the ones who actually vote on things that

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The Baum Gallery is holding three diverse exhibits this spring in McCastlain Hall.

The “Point/Counterpoint” exhibition by Mike Jabbur is

a exhibition of contemporary stoneware and porcelain ceramics. “Finding Shelter” is a group exhibition of 13 fiber artists from across the country

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would go into that long-range plan,” Whitehead said.

Because Metroplan uses federal transportation funds, all plans adopted must be in concert with its long-range regional plan, which mostly covers road construction.

According to Whitehead, the most pressing issue that RPAC and Metroplan are currently researching the I-30 Crossing Project, which proposes widening the I-30 bridge connecting North Little Rock and Little Rock from six lanes to eight or 10 lanes. This proposal, which was suggested by the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department, would require Metroplan to alter its long-range transportation plan.

“Metroplan’s long-range plan says that we don’t allow for development beyond six lanes, so now our board is looking at whether we want to change our long-range plan to allow them to do that,” said Whitehead.

“There are all these implications or repercussions if you change that plan, because it’s millions, potentially billions, of dollars that you’re talking about here, and that’s going to shape the future of Central Arkansas for the next 50 plus years.”

Whitehead said that she has

been interested in community development since she got her degree in Public Administration at UCA. “I’ve always been interested in how our communities grow, how they are developed, the impact that has on the citizens and the future of our community. And you can make decisions today that will have implications for fifty years or longer. Some communities end up doing really well, and some communities struggle, and I was interested in why that is and what can you can do as a local leader to try to improve your community and make it a good place to live, work and play.”

Whitehead has worked in the Division of Outreach and Community Engagement since 2008. The division oversees the new UCA Downtown space and provides community education classes such as photography and cake decorating as well as professional development for local industry, among other services.

“Basically, we are the unit of the university that reaches out beyond the wall of the campus to determine how best the university can serve the community,” Whitehead said.

Social:

The Student Government Association met on Jan. 25 and opened with Information Systems and Technology Vice President Chris Davis discussing new wifi access points that will be installed around campus for fall 2016.

These access points will be installed in residential halls including Arkansas and Bear, Mashburn, Lewis-Science Center and Donaghey.

The project will cost $1 million and other buildings will be fixed as more funding is provided.

The amount of access points in a building depends on the density of the area.

Following Davis, Communications, Public Relations and Marketing Vice President Christina Madsen discussed the need of authentic student-made videos that can be used online to recruit potential students.

The videos will be needed in the next 30 days and should be 15 seconds to two minutes long containing footage of student life such as student organizations, clubs, Greek life, local activities and events.

Videos can also include event clips or recaps, team highlights, how-to’s and tours.

To submit a video, send the video to studentvideos@uca.edu

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The Diversity Committee reported that there will be an informative religious forum on March 2 that will consist of a head of the religion department explaining why it is important to be aware of different religions.

Following the explanation, student presenters will give a short description about their religion from different organizations along with a question and answer session.

The forum is not intending to provoke a religious debate but instead provide a learning experience to students.

The Housing and Food Committee is looking into drawing awareness to food allergies in all dining areas by placing signs of what is incorporated in the food.

There is talk about a possible Food and Allergy RSO that will be in charge of bringing more awareness by creating an awareness day, week or month.

Academic Affairs announced that the three majors/three minors program has now been activated and is open to begin in Fall 2016.

This allows students to sign up for three majors and three minors. The technology learning center in Mashburn has extended their hours so more printing is accessible for students.

Concluding the meeting, SGA will allocate no more than $500 from funds given for a new television from the resource account specifically designed to cover any needed updates.

The motion passed flawlessly with thirty-two yes’s.

SGA meets every week at 5 p.m. on the second floor of the Student Center.

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Debate Team aims to win third State Championship

by Maddie Edmonds Staff Writer

The UCA Debate and Forensics team will attend the Southern Forensics Championship on Jan. 29-31 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Last year the team defended their State Championship title for the second year in a row.

They hope to win the championship for the third consecutive year.

“It’s a really big deal to us because, UCA is not a really big team.” UCA debate team member Braxton Johnson said, “All these other schools have such big teams and we’re kind of like the underdogs, you know?”

UCA Debate and Forensics participates in around 10 events a year. The team holds practice twice a week, on Mondays at 6 p.m and Wednesdays at 5 p.m.

“Currently, we have eight regular members,” Sponsor Anthony McMullen said. “There are about four additional students who participate whenever they can. That being said, I’m always looking for talented students to join our ranks. It is not too late in the semester to get started.

We also want students to be able to think independently, to be good leaders and to research and process information. I can think of no activity on a college campus

where students can obtain this combination of skills better than intercollegiate debate.”

The UCA Debate and Forensics team placed third in the overall debate sweepstakes and third in the individual event sweepstakes for the first half of the tournament earlier this month at the State Line Swing Debate and Forensics Tournament on Jan. 17 in Siloam Springs, AR. At the competition Danielle Casey and Leia Smith placed first in the team IPDA debate.

“The form of debate we do is IPDA, international public debate,” Johnson said. “Since its IPDA we use lay judges. These are people who don’t know anything about debate like college students, parents and stuff like that. We have to have these complex theories and argumentations, but we have to present them in a way that anyone can understand.”

The events are composed of two sections, the team debates and individual events such as prose, poetry, informative and persuasive speeches.

Braxton Johnson placed first in poetry interpretation and prose interpretation at the State Line Swing Debate and Forensics Tournament and

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T R AV E L

Alumni plans trip to Ireland

by Maggie McNeary Staff Writer

The Alumni Association has announced that the revival of its travel program will start off with a nine-day trip to Ireland this September.

The association had an informational meeting for interested alumni featuring travel agent Mike Wilkinson from Sue Smith Vacations on Jan. 14 in Buffalo Alumni Hall.

Around 10 interested alumni attended. Assistant Director of Alumni Relations Aaron Knight said he expects at least 15 to reserve a spot on the trip.

One of the meeting’s attendees, alumna Donna Smith, said she plans to take her two daughters on the trip.

“The trip fits our needs,” Smith said. “We have ancestors in Galway.”

Galway is an optional excursion on one of the last days of the trip.

Smith said she hopes to find where her ancestors spent their

lives.

The trip will consist of a guided tour through Ireland’s most historic and beautiful places, from Dublin to Blarney Castle to the Cliffs of Moher.

Attendees will be supplied 12 meals and five-star lodging throughout the trip, as well as private transportation.

All of the funding for the trip will be paid by the alumni who decide to go.

“This is a good way to engage with fellow alumni,” Knight said.

“When you are with your peers and classmates, it creates a sort of camaraderie.”

Knight said that the association decided to bring back the travel program after three years because it’s a “great opportunity for alumni to travel together.”

The association hopes to expand the program in 2017 with four to six opportunities to travel, with programs from international travel to adventure travel.

In previous years, the association has traveled to the

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[Left] (back left to right) Nicholas Payton, Joe Sanders, Ravi Coltrane (front left to right) Raul Midón, Gerald Clayton and Kendrick Scott perform at the Monterey Jazz Festival in Reynolds Performance Hall Jan. 22. [Right] Nicholas Payton, Kendrick Scott and Ravi Coltrane play the trumpet, drums, and saxophone during the Monterey Jazz Festival.

Reynolds brings much-acclaimed Jazz Festival artists

by Michael Benzmiller Staff Writer

Requests came from the students, they came from the faculty, they even came from the community.

A lot of people were starting wonder if the Reynolds Performance Hall was ever going to bring a jazz act to town.

“It seemed like every time I turned around someone was asking me, ‘When are we going to have jazz?’” said Director of UCA Public Appearances Amanda Horton.

Director Horton began her search for a jazz artist back in January of 2015 at the Association of Performing Arts Presenters Conference.

After reviewing many choices, she settled on the Monterey Jazz Festival. “This was an exciting option because it featured multiple acclaimed jazz artists,” Director Horton said.

Since its humble beginnings in 1957 when radio personality Jimmy Lyons founded it, the “Monterey Jazz Festival has presented nearly every major artist in the world – from Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dave Brubeck, Tony Bennett, and Miles Davis, to contemporary masters Diana Krall, Wynton Marsalis, Trombone Shorty, Esperanza Spalding, and Terence Blanchard.”

For many years on the third full weekend in September, the Monterey County Fairgrounds became a three-day celebration of the best in jazz.

It wasn’t until 2007, in celebration of the festival’s 50th anniversary; General Manager and Artistic Director Tim Jackson decided to spread the footprint of the festival by taking the all-star band on a nationwide tour.

WORKSHOP

Traveling drama lecturer teaches devised theater

by Jordan Johnson Opinion Editor

Traveling drama lecturer April Gentry-Sutterfield is teaching a devised theatre workshop on campus during the month of January in conjunction with the Theatre Department.

Devised theatre is a type of performance art that starts from scratch. Individuals participating in devised come up with the themes, storyline, and script without the strictures of traditional script writing.

Gentry-Sutterfield said that her favorite definition of devised theatre is that it isn’t as much about the result as it is about the process of “collaborative creation.”

“Devising at its best is a microcosm of how the world should be. There’s going to be

conflict that arises, inevitably, and on your best days, you learn to handle it well because you’re working towards a goal and you’re doing it together. So you’ve got to work through conflict to get to that end goal. So I just feel that devising is a mirror of how life should be, at its best.”

Gentry-Sutterfield has taught drama at Arkansas Governor’s School for 15 years and said that an experience she had there one year got her interested in devised theatre.

One of her students, a young African American woman, told her that she couldn’t get cast in lead roles in her school’s drama department because of her skin color.

“That struck me so much, and I thought that was so unfair.

I wanted really talented women

Last Friday this year’s tour made a scheduled stop at Reynolds Performance Hall. This year’s All-Star band is by no means a slouch either. It features Raul Midón on guitar and vocals, Ravi Coltrane on tenor and soprano saxophones, Nicholas Payton on trumpet, Gerald Clayton on piano, Joe Sanders on bass and Gregory Hutchinson on drums.

Each of these artists is well respected and acclaimed in their own right, but it is something that they don’t exude when you meet them. When you listen to them speak, they talk of their humble beginnings.

When asked of how he was first drawn to jazz music, Gregory Hutchinson spoke of a jazz record he first heard his mother play at their home.

“The very first record I ever heard was Elvin Jones with Freddie Hubbard and Sonny Rollins called East Broadway Rundown,” Hutchinson said.

Hutchinson continued to explain that when his mother played the record, “I couldn’t understand it, to this day I still don’t understand it.” Coming from listening to reggae music, he said that the record wowed him.

Raul Midón, when asked the same question tells a story of boredom, a Mr. Microphone and a radio station that he and his twin brother had.

“We were into radio and we had this radio transmitter,” Midón said. “We kept trying to see how far we could get it and we had about two records, like Hotel California and something else, and we got sick of playing the same records over and over again.”

Tired of playing the same two records, Midón went into his father’s collection and found a Charlie Parker and Miles Davis record.

“I couldn’t believe. I was nineyears-old and for me that was the light bulb, I heard that and I was like I want more of this kind of music,” Midón said.

When his dad came home, rather than, “Punishing the kids for dipping into his record collection,” as Midón had feared, he instead put all of the jazz records in a stack for them to use. “That was the beginning of it,” said Midón.

With both parents being musicians, Nicholas Payton doesn’t, “Ever not remember music being a part of his life.”

His father being a bass and sousaphone player and his mother a former operatic singer and pianist allowed him ample opportunity to be exposed to various types of music.

“My father played on a lot of the early New Orleans R&B hits like Aaron Neville’s Tell It Like It Is and Lee Dorsey’s Working In The Coal Mine,” Payton said.

“Growing up in New Orleans allowed me to see many great musicians, even coming through my living room,” Payton said.

The answer to this humility lies in a sentiment that the group echoed.

When asked about how if felt to be counted in the ranks of people like Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and Tony Bennett.

Ravi Coltrane answered, “It’s all just a part of the same thing, I think It’s more wise to feel we’re a part of all these people who came before us.” Payton continued, “Hopefully we’re all a part of the same stream. A long arc and a long continuum that we all try to dip in, generation-to-generation and ageto-age.” Coltrane expounded on this sentiment by saying, “There are so many great artists, whether they play musical instruments or they paint or dance or make films or write, we can tap into all these

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and men to have a voice,” GentrySutterfield said. “When I was introduced to devised theatre, that’s what struck me: it’s a way for anybody to have a voice.”

Though many of the students who participated in the workshop were theatre majors and minors, a few of them were drawn by curiosity or by invitation.

Freshman Kaynenn Hughes, a psychology major, said that he was told about the workshop by a friend.

“I thought, ‘Why not?’” said Hughes. “I’ve always been interested in theatre. In high school, I was in a musical, but in college, this is my official start.”

Drama major Sydney Stoner (senior) said that she had some idea of what devised theatre was,

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things.”

When Raul Midón spoke on the topic he talked of the attention to detail musicians of the genre displayed.

“Jazz musicians are dedicated to what they are doing,” Midón said. “I’ve been involved in a lot of different kinds of music and the thing that stands out, is this is one of the art forms where people really are committed one hundred percent to the art form itself,” Midón said. This was a sentiment that Gerald Clayton also echoed.

“It’s at once really daunting knowing that so much amazing music has already been created, but also an honor, a blessing and inspiring to be part of that stream that Ravi was talking about,” Clayton said. Clayton went on to say, “We think about it because we care about it and sometimes that could mean taking a deep breath because you know more personally how heavy the music is and how deep the music is and all the people that have lived and died for it.”

Gerald Clayton also spoke about the music and how it creates a family around the world. “ As a culture, a community it’s really nurturing. It’s great to know that you have family wherever you go around the world, Clayton said. Greg Hutchinson elaborated saying, “Music is the savior of life.

When things are so crazy in the world, music is one of the universal things that unites us all and if we could remember that we could all be in a better place.” One thing could be said about last Friday night, the crowd was definitely united in their enjoyment of the performance.

The applause and standing ovation for the group were all the evidence an onlooker would need.

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Last Thursday’s snowfall caused the university to close Friday. Students took advantage of the weather to make snowmen and have snowball fights.

Police Beat The following information is compiled from UCAPD incident reports

by Assistant News Editor Jennifer Buckley.

Student reports lost or stolen wallet from aphitheater

Students arrested for public intoxication near Sig Tau house

UCAPD received drug violation tip, no proof of paraphernalia

Student forgot books in student center, is unable to find them

Student Bralyn Wadlington reported to UCAPD that his wallet had been lost or stolen in the amphitheater around 1 p.m. on January 20. He filed a theft of property report.

He lost $15, his bear card and credit card. The items have not been recovered. If you have any information contact UCAPD by calling (501) 4503111 or emailing ucapd@uca.edu.

Two students were arrested for public intoxication outside of the Sigma Tau Gamma house Jan. 15. UCAPD saw two girls getting into a car outside of the house and suspected something.

The driver had an open bottle of Fireball while the passengers each had alcohol open in the car. The girls also claimed that they had been drinking with friends prior to getting in the car. They were charged with public intoxication and taken to the county jail.

UCAPD received a tip that there was a possible drug violation in Bear Village building four on Jan. 14 around midnight. An officer arrived at the building and asked for consent to search but found nothing. Students Latrell Cunningham and Jerryll Hall, along with three other nonstudents, confessed to smoking weed in a car earlier, which caused the smell. Cunningham and Hall are now banned from campus.

Student Michael Cover reported three of his textbooks missing after he sat them down in the student center. Cover says he sat them on a table outside of the bookstore and forgot them.

When he came back for the books, they were gone. He called UCAPD and reported theft but later called them back and said he had found them but did not say where.

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Dr. Jimmy Ishee, Dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences, in his office. Ishee was recently inducted as a Fellow for the National Association for Kinesiology and Health Education.

Fellow:

Ishee focuses on leadership, responsibility, excited to be back at the university 4 Continued from page 1 remained constant in Ishee’s life.

Ishee raised his sons in Conway and was involved in several community-wide events in the past.

He served as the Toad Suck Daze Chairman in 1991 and helped expand the Toad Suck Dazescholarship for incoming college students in.

He is a graduate of the Faulkner County Leadership Institute and later served on their Board in the 1990’s.

He also wrote a fitness column for the Log Cabin Democrat in Conway from 2000-2002.

This is not Ishee’s first time at UCA. He previously worked as an assistant professor and later became an associate dean for the College of Health and Behavioral

Sciences.

From 2005-2014 he served as the Dean of the College of Health Sciences at Texas Woman’s University.

Ishee thought he would never work at UCA again, but gladly returned in 2014 to become Dean of the College of Health and Behavioral Sciences.

“Leaving and coming back gave me a new perspective,” Ishee said. “I appreciate the constant commitment to excellence that UCA had and still has today. I value that.”

Ishee has set a lasting example for his students and colleagues.

His mindset of being willing to “do what you expect others to do” has led him on a humble path to success.”

Team:

The team will attend two events in 4 Continued from page 1 February before going to the National Championship

and is being curated by UCA Art Professor, Dr. Deborah Kuster. “Madge Has Dementia” is a photography exhibition that documents the artist’s loss due to Alzheimer’s disease and this exhibit is being headed by Maggie Steber.

“We are particularly excited for these exhibitions as we believe that such a diverse collection of art works will offer something unique and interesting for every viewer,” Baum Gallery Intern Georgia Erger.

Director of Baum Gallery Barclay McConnell said some other events coming up will be a gallery talk being held by fiber artists Jo Stealey and Ann B. Coddington as well as a lecture which will be held on Jan. 28th.

Mike Jabbur will be on campus for a gallery talk and lecture on Feb. 11th and Maggie Steber will be doing the same on Feb. 22nd.

The next event the Baum Gallery will host will be the Annual Student Art Competitive 2016 from March 3 - 17.

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Lithium-ion batteries are used in iPhones and laptops, but the batteries in hover boards are often lower quality.

These batteries may fail or become overcharged and start a fire. Lithium-ion batteries in smartphones and laptops also occasionally catch fire.

According to a USA Today article, more than 30 schools across the United States have banned or limited the use of hover boards.

UCA is not the first school in the state to place a ban on the boards.

The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville banned hover boards from university buildings on Dec. 18, 2015.

Courtway said there is currently no penalty set for possessing a board in a building or charging it.

He said he assumed if a student had a board, that board would be temporarily confiscated and the student would be asked to take the board off campus.

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4 Continued from page 2 Joanna Averill placed second in impromptu speaking and third in extemporaneous speaking.

The team hopes to compete in four more events this semester after the state competition.

They will attend two tournaments in February before hosting their annual event in March.

After spring break they will compete in the IPDA National Championship.

“So far, our best work has been in the Junior Varsity and

the Team IPDA divisions. In the three tournaments we attended last semester, we had a debater reached the final round in every tournament. And in Team IPDA, we had two debaters win the competition at John Brown last weekend. So, we have had some success, and I hope to build on that this semester.” McMullen said.

UCA will host its annual End of Hi-BEAR-Nation debate tournament in mid-March with no set date as of now.

Ireland:

Knight says the trip was put aside by the previous director of Alumni Relations 4 Continued from page 2 Baltic and Italy.

Knight said the program was put on the backburner by the previous Director of Alumni Relations because the association

had “a lot on [its]plate.”

Interested parties can contact the UCA Alumni Association in the Buffalo Alumni Hall on campus or at (501) 450-3197.

but decided to take the workshop because she knew that GentrySutterfield was a highly regarded lecturer.

“I had my own idea of devised, which was basically that it was rehearsed improv,” Stoner said.

The class, which had its first meeting on Jan. 14, is a combination of lecture, creative exercises, and group discussion.

During the first meeting, students were taught theories of devised theatre and brainstormed themes and connections between ideas.

They were split into pairs or small groups and told to collaborate on story and script ideas based around a central theme: refugees.

During the second meeting on Jan. 21, returning students shared their story ideas with their partners and new participants were divided among the existing groups.

After a series of warmups, which include standing in a circle and mimicking the motions and sounds of the people next to them, Gentry-Sutterfield launched into a short lesson on story structure.

Students were encouraged to experiment with different types of story structure, from Aristotelian to circular structure, until they found one that they felt suited their storyline best.

Gentry-Sutterfield said that allowing students to explore different avenues of expressing their ideas is what devised theatre is about at its core.

In order to bring out students’ voices on the themes that guided their stories, she set up an immersive exercise.

She closed the door and turned out the lights, leaving the room pitch black and silent. Students were asked to write about the feelings and ideas that their characters would have about that kind of darkness, still in complete darkness.

Gentry-Sutterfield then slowly began to shine a flashlight at different parts of the room, walking from group to group, and asked the students to write about this sensation as well.

This exercise went on for several minutes as GentrySutterfield brought up themes of isolation, darkness, and the harshness of light, or perhaps the warmth of it.

“It’s not about a casting director or a teacher putting you in the role that they think you fit,” Gentry-Sutterfield said. “It’s about empowering yourself, providing your own voice, and creating your own character. That’s what excites me about devised theatre.”

Gentry-Sutterfield has done devising workshops and exercises with college and high school groups, and even devised with the first grade class of Chenal Elementary in Little Rock.

Beyond devised theatre, Gentry-Sutterfield is a free-lance theatre artist and leads creative arts programs for young children.

What is one

positive thing about

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the winter weather?

story by Jennifer Buckley photos by Lauren Swaim

Sophomore Sonja Wagner

Sophomore Sarah Little

“Hopefully we get more snow because I like to play in it and throw snowballs at people.”

“I can fulfill my lifelong dream of being a marshmallow because I can wear as many layers as I want and appear puffy [like a marshmallow].”

Freshman Matthew Grinder

Freshman Alexis Walton

“I get to wear my good coat.”

“It keeps me out of trouble because I stay in my dorm.”

Freshman Thomas Guinee

Freshman Kennedy Robinson

“I get to wear comfortable clothes and drink hot chocolate.”

“I stay inside more and get my studies done.”

SPOTLIGHT

PEOPLE OF UCA Cecil Dowdle

by Brody Arnold Staff Writer

photo by Lauren Swaim

Sophomore Cecil Dowdle is completing is digital filmmaking degree with influences from Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg

UCA is home to some very unique and interesting personalities.

Almost any department a person looks into will have some sort of interesting character to see.

However, it may be possible that no department is more interesting than UCA’s Film department.

Some of the most outgoing and zany people on campus can be found there.

This is where Cecil Dowdle comes in. At first glance, he seems about as normal as any other student.

With time, it is obvious that there is more to him than meets the eye.

Dowdle was raised in Melbourne, AR, a small town with a population of about 2,000 people. His passion for film

started at a young age.

“I made dumb little home movies with our family video camera. War pictures, mostly.”

Dowdle’s love for film has only expanded since childhood, and encouraged his degree at UCA. “I want to make films. It’s something that has always been close to my heart. Growing up, movies were a huge part of my family.

“I would prefer to write and direct my own stuff, but of course, I would be up for directing other people’s work.”

Some of Dowdle’s inspirations include Wes Anderson and Steven Spielberg.

In regards to the current world of film, Dowdle said while he hasn’t seen any of the films in the best actor category, he hopes Leonardo Dicaprio finally gets an Oscar.

Dowdle was also a prominent player on the Melbourne High

School basketball team. There wasn’t a lot to do in the town of Melbourne, so free time was spent riding rip sticks and driving around.

“Ya, I have a few battle scars from my rip stick days.” Dowdle continued, “We had a Sonic, so we would always get together and hang out there.”

Dowdle was also an avid bowler, touting to once have gotten 13 strikes in a row.

Talking about childhood friends, there were two in particular that he mentioned.

“There were these two guys, twins actually, Justin and Kyle, who were insane.”

Dowdle said even though they were twins, their personalities were vastly different.

Dowdle is also minoring in family and consumer science.

“I chose the minor because I want to be the next Caren Smith” Dowdle said.

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January 27, 2016

A fond farewell to President Courtway

The Echo Staff

Generation of “hollow men” believe without understanding

Joe Kramer Editor

Morgan Embry News Editor

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Maggie McNeary, Julia Kramer

I remember the first time I read T.S. Eliot’s “The Hollow Men.” I remember sitting in my senior AP Literature class and thinking about how disgusting it was to know that a majority of people are just wandering along ­believing, doing and listening to what they‘re told without question.

Now, looking back, I find that still holds true in the journalistic avenue I’ve taken in life.

I constantly see people sharing TMZ or The Onion and believing what they’re told without a second thought.

Everyone I know scoffs and laughs when they hear the phrase “if it’s on the internet, it must be true,” but how often do people actually take the time to look deeper than just what they see their friends share?

This ability to easily absorb the information we’ve been told without question follows in with Eliot’s concept of the hollow man.

Are you really utilizing your ability for individuality and humanity if you just accept what others tell you?

Or even worse, if you accept these “facts” without opinion.

It’s easy to breed misinformation and ignorance with this concept, which brings a glaring similarity to George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984.”

Without the ability, or the care, to challenge what

we’re told, you’re no more than a drone to Big Brother’s manipulative messages.

It’s frightening for me to think that with another election coming up, people still believe what they’re told by family, what they see on the internet or on TV without the need for verification.

If you’re a fan of a candidate because it’s what your family thinks or because your friends tell you to, you’re a hollow man.

If you can go with the flow of the media without ever questioning what you’re told or what you see, you’re a hollow man.

If you can sit back and believe what others tell you to believe because it’s easier than making a decision for yourself, you’re a hollow man.

I decided that the hollow man life wasn’t the life I wanted to have three

by Morgan years ago, and though I, too, Embry occasionally find myself News Editor slipping into the monotony that life can be, I strive to be more than another mindless body walking around. I aim to be more than what I’m told or what I see.

I want to be a person with active thought, consideration and loads of questions.

I don’t want to fall into the line that everyone else is in, but rather make my own path.

I can only hope that the mentality of individualism will spread, and that we can be a world with no hollow men or ‘Big Brother’s.’

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Streaming websites shaping future of music industry, artist pay A few years ago, the only way to listen to music online was through iTunes, YouTube, Myspace, and illegal downloads.

Now, music streaming sites like Spotify and SoundCloud are completely redefining the music industry.

SoundCloud is a streaming site where users can upload their own music or listen and create playlists from other artists.

SoundCloud reported they have 175 million monthly listeners. Content creators work hard to upload 12 hours of audio every minute.

The uploader fees vary. The first three hours are free, but there is a yearly subscription of six hours for $59, or unlimited uploading for $145.

Spotify is a streaming site where listeners can access millions of popular artists through playlists or searches.

The user can listen with ads and limited skips, or buy Spotify premium.

After a free 30 day trial, premium is $9.99 a month for unlimited skips, no ads and offline access.

Students however have the option of signing up for the student discount, making the monthly payment $4.99 per month.

A positive aspect of both SoundCloud and Spotify is the accessibility to the listener. It is simple to use and all the listener has to do is download the app and make an account.

Both sites have thousands of playlists to choose from. Spotify even has different playlists for a variety of moods. This is a great way to discover even more music similar to your own taste.

Another major plus is how many artists are emerging and being discovered through these music sites. Popular artist, Macklemore, originally released his music on SoundCloud.

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis independently produced and released their album “The Heist.”

Jon Bellion has been releasing music on SoundCloud for years. Zedd ​discovered Bellion through this and asked him to record the song “Beautiful Now,” with him this

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past year. Bellion said his next album will be released on iTunes.

However, this can also be a negative because anyone can upload their music. The user may have to dig to find quality music because naturally, some music is complete garbage.

Money for artists is nowhere near where it used to be. Obviously CD sales have declined, but it is so much more than that.

The main ways artists can get paid is through publishing, touring and merchandise sales.

The only way artists can get paid from SoundCloud or Spotify is by having advertisements tacked onto their music. Spotify pays only a fraction of a penny per play.

Some artists absolutely refuse to have their music available on Spotify.

For example, Taylor Swift withdrew her albums on Spotify because she believes the artists are getting ripped off tons of artists don’t get paid through SoundCloud, which leads to the question: Who determines what music is?

The more popular artists get paid, but what about the other artists who are struggling?

By Kirby It is no surprise that iTunes Smith sales have been declining for a Staff Writer while now. Therefore, iTunes created Apple Music. After a free three-month trial, the user pays $9.99 for unlimited streaming to the Apple library, expert music suggestions and Apple Music radio stations.

YouTube is also finding a new way to compete with SoundCloud and Spotify. YouTube Red allows the user to enter a hashtag with an artist’s name in the search bar and pull up the discography the artist. The user can pay $12.99 to remove ads, save songs offline and play songs while using other apps.

There is a greater opportunity for an artist to be more creative and expressive with their work. The rise of independent artists could be due to how easy it has become to put music out. With social media evolving and the popularity of music streaming sites, we are starting to see so many more artists compared to a couple years ago.

This is only the beginning, we are just now seeing what streaming sites have to offer. This is clearly the future of the industry.

Everyone does.

Anyone who knows Tom Courtway reasonably well will attest to the fact that he is the definition of a stand-up guy.

He has done tremendous work for the university and has been described by some as the best president UCA ever had and by the rest as the best president we have had in a couple of decades at least.

Even those who knew him only marginally can tell you that he is welcoming and friendly and that a smile is rarely hard to find. Though he is the president of a university, he talks to students as, if not equals, then at least as people deserving of his respect and attention.

Courtway’s decision to step down as president of the university came as a blow for many students and faculty who appreciate the work he has done, as well as the spirit he has brought to the campus in the four years that he has served as president.

Among his many accomplishments and projects during his time as president, Courtway headed the expansion of the HPER, the construction of the Greek Village and the renovation and expansion of the Lewis Science Center. Under Courtway’s leadership, tuition and fees increased less and at a slower rate than they had for the previous 20 years.

Courtway became president of the university at a time when confidence in university leadership wasn’t necessarily a given. The previous president, Allen Meadors, stepped down after it was discovered that he had accepts a $700,000 contribution from Aramark food services in order to secure Aramark’s contract.

These circumstances made it important that Courtway gain the trust and respect of the students, faculty and staff of the university.

He did so through open, honest discourse with the university and decisions that he felt would best impact the development of UCA.

Though they may not always agree with his decisions, most students would agree that Courtway is generally willing to talk about his decisions in a public forum and take input from students and faculty regarding important issues.

Students rarely see eye-to-eye with the administration on every topic, and this has been no less the case with Courtway’s term as president. Though he would argue that the decisions he has made have been, as far as he could tell, the best decisions for the university at that time, it can be argued that in retrospect some projects could have been postponed for more important issues.

Not many would argue that the expansion and renovation of Lewis Science Center is a bad thing or not in the interest of students; however, the topic of the Greek Village can’t be so easily put to rest.

Whether building several buildings for assorted Greek organizations is in the long-term interest of the university as a whole isn’t something that can be determined with any certainty now, but the point is that Courtway almost certainly believed that it was and that is what motivated him.

Whether his decisions were always in sync with the students’ and faculty’s, Courtway operated on the belief that what he was doing was best for the students and the university as a whole.

The fact that he is stepping down as president, not to go on to bigger and better roles in another university, but to teach at UCA in the School of Business, seems to indicate that he is not in this position for the power.

He serves as president in order to facilitate the students’ needs, not his own, and for this we thank him.

We look forward to calling him professor Courtway in the classroom.

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OPINION

January 20, 2016

Conway’s growth attracts new business, families, culture Having lived in Conway for a ridiculous amount of time now, there are a plethora of changes that have happened since my arrival.

There are roundabouts throughout the city (despite people still not knowing how to drive through them). There are new neighborhoods and buildings all around.

Historic Downtown Conway has been renovated to pull in both tourists and new business.

Banks and Churches aren’t the only things being built anymore.

Now we have gourmet mexican restaurants, hibachi grills and all sorts of culinary delights popping up around town.

We have boutiques and shops in downtown that we never would have thought would be there five years ago.

The city doesn’t belong to Bob​ ’​ s Grill, Stoby​ ’​ s or a smattering of local businesses that have been around for 100 years anymore. Not that any of these local trademarks are bad.

New businesses and expansions in conway have been the heart of discussions between business owners and city council members recently.

The reason one should focus on the new food and business is because of what it signifies and what it could mean for a once-small town like Conway.

Investment is a serious sign of growth in regards to growing cities. Restaurants, bars and the development of old buildings and homes into apartments are the signs that a town is morphing into a city.

Conway is building a national airports, along with a new mall and apartments and homes are popping up all along the perimeter of Conway.

Not only is this good for the city but it also means that the three universities in town will benefit directly from this.

Not only does this make UCA a more attractive campus but it begins to pull in young adults wanting to start or who have already started a family.

Though pulling these people into town might not guarantee increased enrollment at UCA but it definitely nods in that direction.

While we may be a long way off from being a metropolitan area such as Dallas-­ Fort Worth, we are beginning to catch up with our competition in the northern part of the state in the

Fayetteville­-Springdale area.

Bringing this up isn’t to bore readers with hypotheticals but rather as a recent realization.

Many of us who stayed in our hometown for college or went away, only to end up coming back,might be compelled to hold the image of our hometown with a certain level of disdain.

As a Conway kid I definitely did that. Being from Conway was an ongoing inside-­ joke with most of my friends.

Conway isn’t to be laughed at anymore however.

There is a serious transition occurring that will no doubt take the little college town that it has been and turn it into one of the major metropolitan areas of Arkansas.

Many predict that in 10 to 15 years we will be a more popular destination than our southern neighbors in Little Rock.

Business and real estate revamping aren’t

by Joe Kramer the only improvements Editor that have occurred over time.

The variety of cultures in Conway has definitely grown.

Conway has developed into a small cultural melting pot home to many groups of people from all over the world now who are opening restaurants and small business that inject life into a once-bland city like Conway.

The town has more than just a bunch of white, black and hispanic people that have been around.

We have Cambodians, Indians, Vietnamese, Chinese, Venezuelans and other diverse families and cultures from across the globe.

This is something to rejoice about. International relations isn’t reserved for the international students on campus anymore.

We have citizens that bring their culture to Conway and in doing so breath life into it.

This is important because of how it makes us feel as Conwegians.

Yeah we might not all be from Conway but when you attend a university or live in a place for long enough it becomes home.

Now and especially in future years we can be especially proud of our city, our college and the diversity that we can represent in a region of the country were diversity isn’t always an integral part of local communities.

Courtesy of DailyMail.co.uk DiCaprio portrays Hugh Glass, survivor of a bear attack in the early 19th century frontier. The film has receieved consistently high reviews and is speculated to be the film which lands DiCaprio his Oscar.

2016 DiCaprio’s year for achieving more than just Oscar nod Not being a film critic or an avid movie-goer, DiCaprio’s golden opportunity. my film knowledge is less adequate than the He was nominated for his role of Hugh Glass regular theater enthusiast. in “The Revenant,” a role that pushed DiCaprio’s However, in true American fashion, where acting abilities. reading the internet entitles one an educated DiCaprio reportedly trudged in and out of opinion, I must concur with the general public frozen rivers and slept in animal carcasses to and agree that Leonardo prepare for the role.

DiCaprio will finally nab The Oscars love to see an Oscar this year. actors work for their awardsDiCaprio’s reign when McConaughey won in Hollywood is the for “Dallas Buyers Club,” he equivalent of pre-ring went on a strict diet and lost Lebron James. a massive amount of weight.

by Kayla McCullough The actor has been Despite the absence of Entertainment Editor trudging his way through the coveted Oscar, DiCaprio the film industry for over is making out like a bandit three decades, and has in life. solidified his name as He has been linked one of the America’s top actors. to several models and actresses, including Bar Despite his spectacular roles in films including Refaeli and Blake Lively.

“Blood Diamond,” “The Aviator,” and “The Wolf of Apparently, lacking an Oscar does not prevent Wall Street”, DiCaprio has walked away from the him from landing some of the most beautiful Academy Awards empty handed four times. women in the world.

There are many theories as to why DiCaprio Beautiful women and his own personal island has yet to win the top award in Hollywood-one do not deter DiCaprio’s quest for an Oscar. He also being his competition. has the majority of the Internet on his side.

DiCaprio’s solid presentation as Jordan Belfort People want to see the multitalented DiCaprio in “Wolf of Wall Street” was matched by Matthew secure his place as an American film great.

McConaughey’s incredible performance Ron Does DiCaprio’s delivery in “The Revenant” Woodroof in “Dallas Buyers Club.” beat out his competition? I think so.

DiCaprio’s first Best Leading Actor nomination Though there are impressive roles from Eddie as Howard Hughes in “The Aviator” was shadowed Redmayne, Matt Damon, and Michael Fassbender,

by Jamie Foxx’s turn as Ray Charles in “Ray.” they fall short of DiCaprio’s rugged, suspenseful Although both of DiCaprio’s roles are riveting, performance. they paled in comparison to both McConaughey The entire movie is centered around one man’s and Foxx’s breathtaking performances. brutal fight for survival after a bear attack. The The 2016 Academy Awards is looking like gripping performance ascends Oscar material.

Courtesy of fifa.com The FIFA World Cup in Brazil during the 2014 World Cup championships. The 2022 cup is set to be held in Qatar, a fact which has incited controversy amid corruption charges against top-ranking FIFA officials.

Corruption charges taint FIFA’s, entire sport’s image Courtesy of go.hfcu.org For the better part of a year now, world soccer’s within the governing body paid off others before governing body has been labeled a corrupt joke by the bidding process to host the tournament even just about everyone around the world. began.

Last May, the United States indicted 14 current Why does this matter? This matters because and former Fédération Internationale de Football FIFA is a global organization and is responsible for Association (FIFA) officials on charges including awarding the world’s largest, most lucrative and “rampant, systemic and deep rooted” corruption. watched sporting event.

As of last Dec. 16, more officials were added to FIFA is also responsible for making sure that the list of individuals charged with corruption. the world of soccer is safe from corruption and that Led by Swiss and United States officials, these federations are organized fairly. charges are being investigated As we have come to and pursued to reach the find out, the governing bottom of this issue. body itself is in fact, Let’s define what corrupt. corruption means in this Being awarded the particular case. right to host the World The individuals charged Cup can and in some

by Taran Meyer have been accused of being cases does, change the Sports Editor corrupt because they are face of a country. people of influence.

The money the These people are the tournament generates, as heads of federations under the well as the tourism and FIFA umbrella and have received kickbacks, as well the exposure of that country to the entire world, can as payments for voting and fixing different soccer change the rest of the world’s view of that country as matches and scenarios including the World Cup. well as alter its economic trajectory.

Some of these “under the table” payments have These charges and allegations have cast very reached an estimated sum of $200 million to some serious doubt on the equality that FIFA employs in officials. the selection of the tournament location.

Investigations began after suspicions of This has effects on the world game. bribes were accepted for South Africa to host the People have begun to suspect that corruption tournament in 2010 and again for the 2022 World has leaked from the international game, to the club Cup being given to Qatar instead of the United game and the leagues around the world.

States.

As a player of the game and a faithful supporter The issues surrounding Qatar receiving the of the game, it is very hard for me to see something bid included hundreds upon hundreds of workers like this happen to the organization that governs dying building stadiums for the tournament. what I so lovingly support.

Who would want to be in Qatar in the middle of To see heroes of the game turn into leaders of summer to watch soccer? Not me. the game go corrupt, makes me wonder what else Officials began to believe that individuals in this world is influenced by the power of currency.

Gas pumps displaying low gas prices are becoming the norm in most of the United States. The drop in oil prices has allowed the average consumer to save, but has wreaked havoc on some sectors of the economy.

Reduced gas prices good for consumers, trouble for industry Reduced gas prices are one of the most thousands of barrels on the market. delightful things that any consumer can experience This competition will cause China to lower their when filling up the tank. prices in order to have a shot at keeping business.

What used to be a dreadful journey to the gas Unfortunately, there are more problems that station, is now becoming a more pleasant visit. people are worrying about.

As a college student, I am just fine with the Energy companies are not investing as much low prices and would not mind if they went down and are laying off workers because of the slow gain. even lower. Lower prices means more money in my Inflation is also becoming a problem because pocket. it could come between the Federal Reserve​’​s plan Aside from the for this year. The plan would excitement, it is difficult raise interest rates by one to not wonder why oil percent. and gas prices are down To add to the list of and what is causing this problems, many economists decline. are begging the Reserve to The United States​’​ look at the possibility of a

by Erica Nicholas main oil provider is China, recession and create plans Assistant News Editor but it’s economy is in in case of an economic decline. downturn.

As China​’​s economy Despite the problems is taking a hit, the U.S. that the market is facing, economy should be benefitting because of the the lowered prices are helping other aspects of the lower prices but is not. economy.

Last week, oil prices declined to $27 a barrel Consumers are able to spend money saved at which has not been seen since 2003. the pumps on food, clothes or other goods.

These extreme falls in prices are causing the Many consumers are actually using the excess United States and other countries to look at other money saved to spend it on more gas. alternatives for gas.

Although the market is not seeing an immediate Since sanctions are lifted in Iran, Europe and growth, people are seeing growth in their wallets. other countries are expected to buy from the So, keep smiling at those low numbers and new provider that will manufacture hundreds of enjoy this break from killer prices.

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January 27, 2016

INDIE

‘Not To Disappear’ revels in deep meditative lyrics

New This Week Movies

Jan. 29 — ­ Jane Got a Gun (R), directed by Gavin O’Connor , starring Natalie Portman, Joel Edgerton, Noah Emmerich, Rodrigo Santoro, Boyd Holbrook, Ewan McGregor

by Erica Nicolas Assistant News Editor

Jan. 29 — ­ Kung Fu Panda 3 (PG), directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni, starring Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman, Jackie Chan, Seth Rogen and Lucy Liu Jan. 29 — The Finest Hours (PG-13), directed by Craig Gillespie ,starring Chris Pine, Casey Affleck, Ben Foster, Holliday Grainger, John Ortiz, Eric Bana

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Recent Ivy-League graduate assumes role of ‘baby-sitter’ for wild young delinquent in new show on Comedy Central.

Jan. 29 — Fifty Shades of Black (R), directed by Michael Tiddes, starring Marlon Wayans, Kali Hawk, Affion Crockett, Fred Willard, Mike Epps, Jane Seymour, Andrew Bachelor

New Comedy Central show ‘Idiotsitter’ relates to Millennial economic struggle

Music

by Jordan Johnson Opinion Editor

Jan. 29 — This is Acting - Sia

“Idiotsitter” on Comedy Central follows a familiar pattern of comedy that has come to characterize shows on that channel: funny and smart, however catering to the lowest denominator at certain times.

Comedy Central shows tend to playfully intertwine comedy and politics—with a little slapstick comedy and raunchy material sprinkled in—and “Idiotsitter” certainly fits the standard.

This isn’t to say that the show isn’t original. The show deals with tough issues like inequality and student loan debt, but couches those conversations in outrageous drama and enough comedy that no one gets too terribly offended.

Hopefully, these topics will continue to be explored as the show progresses because the plot isn’t terribly strong. Similar to other Comedy Central shows, notably “Workaholics,” the plot is relatable but also outrageously unlikely.

“Idiotsitter” is aimed at a certain demographic, namely millennials and translates well to other audiences.

Jan. 29 — Pillars of Ash - Black Tusk Jan. 29 — Vile Child - Milk Teeth Jan. 29 — Now - Speed the Plough

Netflix Feb. 1 — Better Call Saul: Season 1 (2015), created by Peter Gould and Vince Gilligan, starring Bob Odenkirk, Jonathan Banks, Patrick Fabian and Michael Mando Feb. 1 — Charlie’s Angels (2000), directed by Joseph McGinty Nichol, starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu Feb. 1 — Scooby-Doo (2002), directed

by Raja Gosnell, starring Freddie Prinze, Jr., Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini and Matthew Lillard

The show is fan network television reboot of a web series that started in 2014 on Comedy Central’s CC: Studios. Similar to “Broad City,” another popular comedies on the network, the show gained a network spot after amassing a pretty impressive online fanbase.

The premise of the show is this: recent Harvard graduate (Billie), crippled by student loans and unable to find steady employment, takes a job as a “babysitter” for an 18­-year-­old privileged delinquent on house arrest (Gene).

While this is a wild and seemingly idiotic premise for a show, Nicolas is perfect for bringing up issues that millennials face every day.

Many college students and graduates will relate to the plight of the main character, but the situations that she is put in are not realistic. These outlandish plot lines are certainly purposeful in relating an unhumorous life situation in a way that is easy to digest.

The two main actresses, Jillian Bell and Charlotte Newhouse, are as talented writers as they are actors, because they created the show in 2014. Bell (Billie) does a wonderful job portraying the somewhat uptight recent grad.

She is excellent at being both condescending and incredibly confused by the situations she finds herself in.

Newhouse perfectly portrays a character who has never had to face the consequences of her actions and therefore is comfortable being exactly what she is: a bit of a party fiend. Both characters are caricatures of two very different sections of society: those who work hard and get very little and those who get everything without ever trying.

The only criticism I could find for this show is that the plot sets up a pretty boring set variety.

Because the main premise of the show is that someone on house­ arrest needs looking after, there isn’t a whole lot of scenery change.

All of the action takes place either in or right outside of the house. Unless the creators of the show are very creative with the spaces that they use, the Clue­like feel of the show will get stale really quickly.

Overall the show’s engaging characters and smart writing holds the potential to rival Comedy Central’s successful “Workaholics” and “Broad City” “Idiotsitters airs on Comedy Central on Thursdays, 9:30 central time.

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RIDE

Sequel does not disappoint

byDes’ree Dallmann Staff Writer

“Ride Along 2,” was released on Jan. 15 and knocked “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” out of the number one spot at the box office.

Tim Story, founder of The Story Company and director of films such as “Barbershop,” “Fantastic Four” and “Think Like a Man,” directed the film and its prequel.

“Ride Along 2” ranked number one in its weekend box office just like so many of Story’s movies have in the past, including the original “Ride Along” (2014).

It stars Kevin Hart and Ice Cube, two contrasting acts, and incorporates them in a way that emphasizes the differences in each character throughout the movie.

Kevin Hart portrays Ben Barnhart, a rookie cop who wants to prove himself as a detective.

However, his clumsy, foolish ways seem to get him and partner, James Payton, in more trouble.

Ice Cube portrays surly, yet accomplished detective, James Payton, who always gets stuck with Barnhart as a partner and also doubles as Barnhart’s soon to be brother-in-law.

During one of Barnhart’s attempts to save Payton and his partner D.J. (Tyrese Gibson). D.J. is injured as the movie opens with a shoot-out and leaves Payton without a partner.

Payton agrees to take Barnhart as they travel to Miami just days before Barnhart’s wedding to Payton’s sister, to follow a lead on a criminal case.

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While in Miami the two run into a hot Miami detective Maya Cruz (Olivia Munn), and a harmless, criminal hacker, A.J. (Ken Jeong).

The four of them team together to catch drug lord, Antonio Pope (Benjamin Bratt).

As Barnhart always seems to unintentionally contribute to the investigation and unexpectedly swoop in and save the day, even though there is suspense, the good guy always wins.

A.J.’s was well casted; however, Jeong’s role was not as funny as his previous roles in other films.

So overall the film was entertaining, but it also had its faults, which included the cliché plot, the predictable characters, and the characters whose roles did not reflect their potential.

It features explosions, shoot outs, car chases involving fast, expensive and pimped out cars, video game graphics, women models and parties: everything the stereotypical American teenage boy loves in a movie.

Although predictable, in its relation to the prequel where Barnhart manages to save them all in the end, I thought the film was entertaining and hilarious.

Along with making me laugh “Ride Along 2” had me at the edge of my seat gasping for air while I found that an occasional “awwww” escaped my mouth.

“Ride Along 2” is rated PG-13 due to language, violence, drug material and sexual content.

The film is showing currently at Cinemark Theatres in Conway.

1. Balut, The Philippines Balut is a developing duck embryo that has been cooked inside the shell. Traditionally served as street food, Balut eggs are incubated for 18 days before cooking. To eat a Balut egg, one must crack the top, sip the amniotic fluid and then remove the rest of the shell and enjoy. If you’re brave enough to try this Filipino delicacy try it sprinkled with sea salt.

“Daughter” released their new indie rock, dream pop album​ ”Not To Disappear​” on Jan. 15. If you are searching for music that is calming yet prone to get your artistic side flowing, you have stumbled upon the right album.

Their sound is partnered with lonely lyrics that hold a deep and emotional meaning.

Daughter’s newest album is a reflection of the band’s past work: deep lyrics and soothing melodies.

The band worked on this album over the course of three years after being on tour for their debut album ​ ”If You Leave”​in 2013.

The album ​received heavy criticism because of the sad lyrics but that did not phase lead singer Elena Tonra from creating the music she lived for.

Her lyrics are packed with emotions and thoughts that pertain to her life experiences.

Despite the words from unsatisfied listeners, Tonra continued to write about the things that make her who she is.

“Not To Disappear​” opened with the song ​“​New Ways​”​ which expresses her feelings of loneliness, depression, frustration and love.

Verse two shows her feelings of isolation and is followed by propositions to find something else to do with her life as it wastes away.

This sad feeling adds on to her depression that she wants to escape from while not wanting to completely disappear from the world.

Other than her personal feelings, she expresses the harsh reality of the pain that dementia can bring to one’s life and their family members in ​“​Doing The Right Thing.​” According to the lyrics in the first verse, ​“​I​’​m just fearing one day soon I​’​ll lose my mind,​” ​this reveals one of her fears about

growing older.

The chorus is full of the coming pain that follows dementia,​ “​Then I​’​ll lose my children, then I​ ’​ ll lose my love, then I​ ’​ ll sit in silence, let the pictures soak out of televisions, float across the room, whisper into one ear and out the other one.​” Tonra is afraid of forgetting all of her happy memories, but because of her fear, she is drenched in anxiety for what the end result could be.

Further in the album, it changes from mellow to more optimistic­-sounding. ​“​Fossa,​” ​which is her longest and most upbeat song, is actually full of another sadness that is caused by relationships and the loss of love.

Fossa, which means a shallow depression or hollow, correlates with the lyrics. Most of the lyrics revolve around this theme of hollowness.

Verse one tells her thoughts about her relationship with her lover, ​“​I said too much, said the wrong thing remembering the image I was trying to project to you. Cast an illusion, think I​ ’​ m losing my head. Sometimes I feel, be what you want, I can be what you want.​” This expresses her regret for saying something at the wrong time and is afraid that she is pushing her lover away. To keep her lover, she is willing to change into anything that they would want her to become.

Throughout the song, she realizes that she does not owe them anything but still believes that her lover should somehow fight to keep their relationship alive.

Their style is perfect for those who love to kick back but are bombarded by deep thoughts.

The songs provide a unique sound that keeps the brain thinking about all the different sounds and instruments incorporated into this masterpiece of the album.

“Not to Disappear” is available on iTunes for $9.99 and is available on Spotify.

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Director Michael Bay produces another action-packed film that focuses on the struggle of six soldiers when they lose support from officials, actor John Krasinski’s role is a departure from his previous work in comedy.

Twist on American war films critiques military system

by Darian Whitmore Staff Writer

Director Michael Bay’s new movie “13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is a story that will induce all human emotions as it tells the journey of six U.S. soldiers.

The film, which was inspired

by Mark Zuckoff’s book “13 Hours”, stars John Krasinski.

Krasinski plays Jack Salvia, one of the movies central characters.

From the moment Salvia walks onto the screen the audience’s adrenaline starts pumping and barely stops until the credits roll.

Much like all serious movies, comic relief is scattered between the battle scenes to give the viewers a moment to uncurl their fists and take in oxygen to their lungs, but as soon as they are laughing and eased from stress the next disaster is thrown into the mix.

2. Casu Marzu, Sardinia Casu Marzu is a special type of cheese made from sheep’s milk. Casu Marzu is made by removing part of the rind from whole Pecorino cheeses and leaving them for flies to lay their eggs inAfter the eggs hatch the fly larvae eat through the cheese.

The digested cheese is left with a soft texture and a flavor that lingers for up to an hour after eating. For a time this cheese was made illegal by the european union. Its legal status still remains questionable.

The film follows the rules of any traditional war movie— attractive army men, giant explosions and one heartbreaking sacrifice—but it differs in one large and almost relieving way: American bravado is not the overall theme of the movie.

The terrorist’s attack on the U.S. compound was not the biggest let-down in the movie.

The United States officials did not send the requested help needed to win the battle causing the six, including Salvia, to fight for our country alone. As the feeling of abandonment crept into the characters, the audience could not help but to feel the same.

One of my favorite moments in the movie was when Salvia and his team members questioned why they were serving their country and the overall conclusion was that it was not for America itself, but because it was the right thing to do. This made the movie about

3. Escamoles, Mexico Escamoles, or ant larvae, is a dish native to Central Mexico. The light-colored eggs are harvested from the roots of Maguey plants where giant black Liometopum ants make their home. They resemble white-corn kernels and have a slightly nutty flavor.

Escamoles mix in well with native cuisines. Try escamoles in tacos, omelets or served alone with guacamole.

human obligations instead of patriotism.

The soldiers repeated the Joseph Campbell quote “All the Gods, all the heavens, all the hells, are within you” throughout the movie. The quote ties together everything that Bay and the writers were trying to show within the movie and that is we are all human. Whether we are considered good or bad, American or terrorist, soldiers or civilians; we are all both virtuous and evil in our actions.

At the end of the movie, when the Americans are going home, Bay showed a final shot of the dead Benghazi men as the women and children discovered them the next day.

Seeing the family members weep over their loved ones put into perspective that it was war on both sides, not only for the Americans. In the end we all lost members of our team that day.

However powerful the message is, if you are squeamish, stay away from this movie.

Flying meat chunks and severed limbs make a few appearances throughout the film, along with the typical sex-themed, crude jokes, giving the film an “R” rating.

Other than the unnecessary amount of gore, the only complaint I have towards the movie is the failed attempt at trying to make a love connection.

The movie was in no way date night material and I hope that nobody that went to see it was hoping for it to transition from blood and violence to a heartfelt love story.

The writers’ subtle attempt at adding romance was confusing and not consistent with the rest of the film.

“13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi” is now showing at the Cinemark Theater in Conway.

4. Natto, Japan Despite how weird this food might sound, it has long been regarded as one of Japan’s traditional health foods. Natto is fermented soybeans made by adding a special kind of beneficial bacteria, Bacillus natto. Natto is considered to have an acquired taste and texture. Once fermented the soybeans develop a sticky, slimy texture. Natto is eaten with rice but can also be enjoyed by itself. In Japan it is popular to eat Natto with mustard.

5. Century Egg, China Despite the cool name, century eggs do not take a century to prepare for eating. It can, however, take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months.

Century eggs are basically preserved eggs. Once they are ready to eat, the yolk comes out a dark green color and the white comes out dark brown or amber.

Most people eat century eggs by themselves but it is also popular to eat them with pickled ginger or tofu.

Sports

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January 27, 2016

Week at a glance

Junior guard Maggie Proffitt breaks record

photo courtesy of Josh Goff

The University of Central Arkansas Sugar Bear Basketball team has a new record holder.

On Saturday Jan. 23 junior guard Maggie Proffitt drained her 167th three-pointer in a game against Nicholls State University.

The record that was held previously by Micah Rice with the programs division one record.

With that shot, she registered her place in Sugar Bear Basketball and in school history.

Proffitt a Columbia, Mississippi native, has been a near prolific outside shooter since she arrived as a freshman in 2013. She makes the three point shot look incredibly easy.

While it took Rice, the previous record holder 132 games to score 166 three pointers, it took Proffitt just a mere 79 games to eclipse that total for the program.

It also puts her well on track to surpass the overall three point record holders from the division two era of the program. Traci Graham who finished her career with 189 shots from beyond the arc, and Carone Harris who leads the way with 271 are the only women to sit ahead of Proffitt overall.

Proffitt sits in a comfortable third place with time left to play.

Keep in mind that Proffitt accomplished this feat in two and a half seasons here at UCA, and still has a season and a half left.

Proffitt is currently just 44 points shy of 1000 points for the program, averaging 14 points per game this season.

It is always great to see team players such as Proffitt reach milestones and book their place in the school record books.

While players like Proffitt try and make the people around them be the best that they can be, she leads the team by example. Congratulations to her.

Upcoming games Men’s Basketball

Jan. 25 at New Orleans at 7 p.m.

Track&Field shows well at Arkansas State

By Taran Meyer Sports Editor

The University of Central Arkansas men’s and women’s track teams continued their good run of form this weekend at the Arkansas State Indoor Invitational.

The men’s and women’s teams both showed what they could do this past weekend, placing members of the team in the top 10 in several events.

The highlight of the weekend was the distance runners that competed with the men, placing three runners in the top 10 in the mile.

Freshman distance runner Woodrow Murray placed sixth in the mile with a time of 4:25.12, followed closely by freshman Brock Collins with a time of 4:33.18 and senior Ryan Davidson with a time of 4:33.20. Those times placed them ninth and tenth respectively.

Collins said of the race, “I felt good during the race. I thought we took off slow but towards the end [Davidson] and I took off,” he said. “It was pretty much a tempo towards the beginning and towards the end we just picked it up a lot.”

Assistant Coach Jonathan Burgess said the weekend was great for the long-distance men.

Central Arkansas placed two teams in the top 10 in the 4x4 relay.

Team ‘A’ placed fourth overall in the finals on Saturday. The team consisting of junior sprinter Tiauna Jerfferson, sophomore Jasmine Richard, sophomore Samantha Ellis, and sophomore Molly Sampson, recorded a time of 4:04.11. Team ‘B’ consisting of juniors Samantha Gibson and Hadley Swanson, sophomore Logan Morton, and freshman Rhandi Jackson placed ninth with a time of 4:10.68.

Senior distance runner Sophie Clauss said everyone at this meet came ready to compete. “I think we had a really good mindset,” she said. “Arkansas State came to compete with us and so did all the other teams and we showed what we had. We ran our best and had a ton of people place, and tons of us ran personal bests. It was a good weekend all around.” photo courtesy of UCA Athletics Senior jumper Alex Dorch Sophomore sprinter Daniel Lawson carries the baton while racing in Kentucky. Lawson and his teammates placed eighth in the long jump with a jump of 5.35 meters. placed fourth in the mens 4x400 meter relay with a time of 3:21.66.

Freshman middle distance runner “The distance guys, Woodrow In the men’s 55 meter dash, Finishing with the men’s side Victoria Campfield placed 15th in looked good and had a solid 3000 freshman sprinter Jeriah Johnson was junior hurdler James Lassiter the 400 meter dash with a time of meters on Friday. And then the finished seventh with a time of placing eighth in the 55 meter 1:00.50. mile was good again today,” he 6.57 seconds. He also paired that hurdles. Lassiter posted a 7.84 The teams will compete this said. “It was an overall good team with a time of 22.67 second run second run in the finals of that weekend at the University of performance from them at this to place himself ninth in the 200 event.

Kansas meet being hosted on Jan meet.” meter dash.

In the women’s events, the 29 and 30.

Sprinter proves quick on track, in community, classroom Michael Benzmiller Staff Writer

Even from a young age, Ethan Bly was involved in sports.

His father said that Ethan has been an athlete his whole life.

“Ethan started playing football in the third grade and he started track in the seventh grade,” said Ethan’s father Tom Bly. As Ethan puts it, “I just enjoy competing and pushing myself to be better. In no way am I like a super star athlete but I’ve been lucky to be able to come here and run.”

When one of his coaches was asked about Ethan’s abilities on the field, Assistant Coach Beau Theriot had nothing but high praise. “When you look at him he’s sort of a bigger man, but despite that he’s quick. He’s a real good short sprinter. Give him something in the 60-meter, 100-meter or 200-meter events.

He’s good at that,” Theriot said.

Ethan is probably most known for his accomplishments on the field, what people aren’t likely familiar with is what Ethan does off of the field. Ethan is a public relations major.

After encountering a rough time with Biology as a major, Ethan came to the conclusion that he didn’t want to earn a degree in something he didn’t enjoy. When questioned about his choice in current major Ethan said, “I’m

Bly prepares to race by getting set in the block for the relay. good at public speaking and thinking on my feet. I have a big personality and I thought I could put that to use.” The change in major did not escape his coaches.

“He’s a really good student and gets good grades. He’ll easily graduate in four years,” Coach Theriot said about Ethan’s academic performance.

Beyond his academic performance Ethan is involved in a fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta. “It’s great to be a part of a brotherhood that’s close. It’s good to know you

have guys who will always have your back – guys who push you to better yourself in school and life,” Ethan said. Ethan also served in the leadership of his fraternity.

“Serving on the executive board was a great experience. It was awesome to be a part of the leadership and be someone who represents the fraternity,” Ethan said.

Music has also been a part of Ethan’s life from a young age. “He started school band in the sixth grade, playing the drums,” Tom

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Bly said.

For three years Ethan was involved in his own band. “I played the drums. We just wanted to see what kind of music we could make and hopefully get to share it with people,” Ethan said. His band Today In History, shared their music with people all over the state. “It was a bunch of best friends hanging out and being creative. It was a nice release, especially playing a show because that’s when you let it all loose,” Ethan said.

In addition to being in a band, Ethan spent time working for Camp War Eagle. “I was part of the lake crew. It was a job I was made for since I grew up on a lake,” Ethan said. Ethan was personally impacted by the job. “What I really enjoyed about it was the fact that some of those kids, especially the younger ones, never had been on a boat before.

Just being able to share memories and be a part of those kids lives – helping them experience a brand new thing was amazing,” Ethan said.

When looking at Ethan’s Facebook page it is apparent that he spreads a message of equality and helping others.

“People always look down on people with mental disabilities as if they are inferior or just plain dumb, when that’s not the case at all,” Ethan said. He went on to say that they just process things differently than you or me.

“Someone with a disability are their own person and deserve to be treated just as good as anyone else,” Ethan said.

Overseas service trips are something Ethan is unconvinced about. “People in poverty stricken countries need more than just a few scriptures and songs read to them. Those people are hungry,

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WIN

Sugar Bears top Nicholls Basketball falls at home to HBU Huskies

Feb. 2 at Northwestern State at 6:30 p.m.

Women’s Basketball

Jan. 27 at Northwestern State at 7 p.m.

Men’s Track and Women’s Track

Jan. 29 at The University of Kansas at TBA

photo courtesy of UCA Sports

Taylor Boudin drives to lay the ball up against Nicholls State on Jan. 23. The Sugar Bears won 71-65.

By Malachi Thornton Asstant Sports Editor

The Sugar Bears put forth one of the most prolific scoring nights in school history when they faced against Nicholls this past Saturday Jan. 23r.

Central Arkansas had its highest half of scoring this season racking up 46 points in the second half on the way to their victory over the Colonels 71-65 at Stopher Gym. This marks the teams sixth straight and what was now the Sugar Bears (16-2, 6-1 SLC) first victory over the Colonels (6-11, 4-3) since 2013.

The night was lead by junior guard Maggie Proffitt who scored 18 of the teams points connecting on 7-13 shots from the field and assisting on defense with two steals. UCA would have four players score in double digits as they put on a dominating offensive

display from the field.

Sophmore forward Taylor Baudin scored a season-high 14 points and three assists which was also her season-high. Junior Brianna Mullins and Senior Kendara Watts also pitched in with Watts scoring 10 on 3-7 attempts and Mullins scoring 14 points, six rebounds and three assists.

The night didn’t come easy with UCA having been outscored in the first half 29-25. Nicholls held a slight free-throw and field goal percentage advantage in the first half of the game but UCA would come out of the half and erase that deficit quickly.

In the second half UCA would go 14-26 from the field compared to Nicholls’s 13-26 holding a small advantage, and making a huge increase from the first half.

Both teams would hit eight threepointers in the second half but UCA would connect on six of those making a deciding 75% from

photo courtesy of UCA Sports

Junior guard Derreck Brooks shoots from deep. Brooks led the team in scoring with 29 points.

By Julia Kramer Online Editor

The men’s basketball team brought home a 94-83 victory against the Nicholls Colonels on Jan. 25 on the road.

This win was the first roadgame victory in two seasons for the Bears and was filled with suspense with close scores.

“The game was great, any win is going to be celebrated,” senior center Jake Zuilhof said. “We knew going into the game that we were the better team. We were able to put it together and win our first true road game of the year.”

Though the first half of the game put the Colonels ahead with back-to-back three pointers, the Bears came back fighting. The game was filled with quick plays, solid shots and last-minute scores that kept the crowd, players and listeners on their toes.

The five starters sophomore point guard Jordan Howard, sophomore guard Mathieu Kamba, junior guard Derrick Brooks, junior point guard Jeff Lowery and Zuilhof scored 85 of the 94 points of the game and UCA head coach Russ Pennell was excited and proud of not only the five but the team as a whole.

“We got behind early and then hit some incredible shots,” he said to ucasports. “I thought our poise was very evident and we had some players step up and make some big plays at big moments, and that was a lot of fun.”

Within the first half, Brooks made seven shots and a sense of urgency set over the team and fans. Losing was not an option.

“We were very focused and hungry to get a road win,” Howard said. “We knew going into this game that if we started the road swing with a win that it would

build our momentum for the second half of the season.”

He thought the team was poised throughout the game and though starting off behind, they were able to come out with a 15-point lead at halftime.

“Everybody really stepped up and stayed together through controversy, which was a huge step moving forward,” Howard said.

Sophomore shooting guard Thatch Unruh said the team did a good job of holding the Colonels off after getting in the lead.

“Our defense was much better in the second half,” Unruh said.

“We just need to continue to improve in doing the little hints well on both sides of the ball and we will have success.”

The game was live on ESPN3 and on ESPN in Australia and New Zealand, according the the Nicholls State sports page.

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SPORTS

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Sugar Bears topple UNO Privateers Basketball player encourages team, family with his game performance

By Jennifer Buckley Assistant News Editor

Lyekekpolor

photo courtesy of ucasports.com

Junior Guard Brianna Mullins drives with the ball against New Orleans. Mullins led the way in scoring for the Sugar Bears against New Orleans with 18 points.

By Malachi Thornton Assistant Sports Editor The UCA Bears earned their fifth straight win as they defeated New Orleans 59-44 at Lakefront Arena Jan 21.

The Sugar Bears put forth a great effort holding the Privateers to 41% from the field and none coming from the perimeter. The Bears scoring night was lead by Brianna Mullins who lead all scorers with a season-high 18 points along with a career-high 12 rebounds also making five steals and four assists.

It was an all around performance for Mullins and her second double-double this season. The Sugar Bears held New Orleans leading scorer Randi Brown to only eight points which is far from her average of 16.3 per game.

The Sugar Bears were efficient by contributing 18 of 20 from the free throw line while New Orleans struggled shooting a mere 63,2% on 12-19 at the line.

The Bears began the game with the lead and would only give it up once for the entire game.

The opening score began on free throw attempts by senior Jameka Watkins and UCA carried the advantage for the duration of the game.

The Bears went into a 3125 halftime lead then distanced themselves in the third quarter ending it 49-35 with a 14 point lead. The Bears would then pull away in the fourth quarter increasing that lead to 15 before the final score making this their fourth straight defeat by UCA and remaining perfect all-time between them.

Both teams shot better going into the second half but UCA held

the advantage in shots from the perimeter scoring seven to UNO scoring none.

UCA overall shot a lower field goal percentage but their contribution from the foul line and key players made the difference as well as their ball movement.

Watkins was also at a career best with 10-10 from the free throw line and scored a season high 12 points.

Junior Maggie Proffitt put up 13 points going 3-for-6 on three-point shooting and senior Kendara Watts added five points, four rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block. This marked UCA’s 14th victory in 15 games and keeps them leading the Southland Conference as no.2 only behind Abilene Christian. The women will be taking this momentum they have on the road to their next venue for the second of the threegame road series.

Sprinter: Always accepting others for who they are and is always willing to serve others.

4 Continued from page 7 a lot are sick and hurting. They need food, shelter, water, medical care,” Ethan said.

Ethan spoke of how he feels sometimes people participate in a service trip for the recognition.

“I think sometimes people do them because they want to feel the reward or feel like they are a good person, when it should be an everyday thing,” Ethan said. He went on to say that there are ways to serve here at home. “There

are so many opportunities in our own back yard. Right here in Conway, there’s kids who probably go to sleep hungry because their parents can’t afford dinner,” Ethan said.

Ethan might be best described by his father’s own words. “It’s always amazed me how many parents said it was great having him over. He was just the kind of kid you want over because he is so courteous,” Tom Bly said.

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His father talks about how he feels Ethan has always been very personable.

“I would say that he’s never met a stranger. Even during the track meet he’ll be visiting with the other teams, he has created lasting relationships from it,” Tom said.

Ethan puts his track involvement into perspective by saying, “I like being part of a team and helping my teammates push themselves as well. I like to run, it’s fun for me!”

Otas Lyekekpolor, sophomore forward, began playing basketball when he was 10.

“My older brother played basketball and he really liked it and I would watch it on TV, which was enjoyable so I figured that’s what I wanted to do.” Lyekekpolor said.

Lyekekpolor grew up in Edmonton, Canada. He was recruited to play for UCA after Russ Pennell, the men’s basketball coach, reached out to him.

“When I first came to visit I really liked what the coach said to

me and his plan for not only me to get better but for the team, too.”

Lyekekpolor continued, “My parents liked the school and how everything was in place for me to do well here.”

Lykekpolor says playing basketball is something that makes him feel stress free.

“I don’t really think about anything else and it just feels natural.”

A big part of his basketball career includes his friends and family.

“My friends would tell me how well I played and it felt really good for them to support me.”

Lyekekpolor continued, “My mom would drive me everywhere and stay late to pick me up from practice. It’s a good feeling because she’s happy for me.”

Lyekekpolor is training to be an orthopedic physician but hopes to achieve his goal of playing basketball after college.

As far as this season goes, Lyekekpolor says his team has grown not only in skill but also as a community.

“It’s been a good season even though it may not show on our record. We’ve been able to get better as a team and I think we have shown growth in different areas of the game.”

He attributes a big part of the team’s growth to the coach.

“He’s a good man on and off the court. He’s been around the game so even though it’s tough losing sometimes we just have to trust what he says so we can be better.”

Lyekekpolor also thinks highly of his teammates and his teamates think highly of him.

Sophomore teammate Thatch Unruh said “There’s never a day when Otas doesn’t come out to play without energy and enthusiasm.”

On top of playing basketball, Lyekekpolor works at the bookstore on campus and is taking 18 hours this semester.

During the 2014-2015 season, Lyekekpolor played in 23 games as a freshman.

He averaged 0.8 points, 0.7 rebounds and played a seasonhigh of 12 minutes on two separate occasions.

LOSS

Bears fall at home to league leaders HBU

By Malachi Thornton Assitant Sports Editor

The UCA Bears suffered a defeat against first-place Houston Baptist after allowing a final 12-0 run that sealed the victory this past Tuesday in Farris Center.

The Huskies 6-0 continued their winning streak with UCA giving them their seventh while the Bears struggle in conference at 1-4.

UCA gave up 24 total turnovers and 13 of them came in the second half that ended any hope of a comeback. UCA took only one lead that was in the first half when the score stood at 28-27 which came on a three-pointer from sophomore small-forward Boo Milligan.

UCA would then lose the lead before the close of the half at 3028 after giving up two baskets to

HBU. The second half UCA would fail to retake the lead after a first half that featured 11 lead changes.

UCA shot a bit better in the second half increasing the percentage from 30.8% to 32.4% from the field but it wasn’t enough to close the gap. Both teams struggled from the perimeter for the entire game and UCA would shoot a low 7.7% from the field in the second half as they tried to cut the lead.

The Bears also shot a low free throw percentage connecting on just 8-14 from the foul line in the second half and 65.2% for the whole game.

UCA would rebound better in the second half but it still would slow down the Huskies. “We just weren’t able to finish at the end of the game and have to work on being consistent throughout,” senior small forward Justin Foreman said.

UCA couldn’t contain Senior Guard Anthony Odunsi who led the Huskies with 20 points. The Huskies hold onto the lead until a push from UCA that brought the score to 52-49. The Bears were unfortunately outscored then 20-12 in the end and the last six points would come from the foul line from HBU’s Odunsi.

The final score read 72-61 as the Huskies remained undefeated in conference now standing at 6-0.

The low shot percentage and turnover ratio hurt UCA more so in the second half than in the first and prevented them from closing the deficit in the final outcome. The Bears outplayed and outscored

by HBU 30-24 in the paint, 27-11 in points of turnover, and 29-7 in bench points.

The Bears hope to learn from this defeat as they prepare for the next road stint.

Proffitt leads the team by breaking a record, team

still sets sights on improvement.

4 Continued from page 7 the three-point line. The Sugar Bears would also get to the line often shooting 12 of 13 from the foul line which helped keep the game under control for the entire second half.

The Colonels struggled with the UCA defense as it forced up to 8 turnovers in the second half.

UCA outscored Nicholls 4636 in the second half of the game

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with 36 of those points coming from beyond the three-point line. Nicholls would have strong evenings from the program’s LiAnn McCarthy and Cassidy Barrios scoring 26 and 20 of their teams points but it wasn’t enough to slow the Bears down.

After scoring half of the teams six three-pointers in the game’s finale Proffitt surpassed Micah Rice for

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the program’s division one career record in three-pointers with now 167 in just 79 games for her career.

The record was previously held over a span of 132 games from 2009 to 2014. The women are now looking to their next opponents to complete their three game road trip on Wednesday when they travel to Northwestern State.

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